The 'Everything Yee and SB 249 and bullet button' megathread - post here

[Wernher von Browning]

ETA - the page for the bill - SENATE BILL 249, SB 249 - is http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/po...e=B&author=yee

The current text for the bill is linked from that page.

SEE ALSO the sticky threads in this forum:

Beginner's Guide to Reading California Bills and Bill Pages

In California, how does a bill become law?

// Librarian

1. Recall Yee.

Why?
a) Send a clear message that messing with 2A will have career consequences. Figure that once recalled, your political career is over. (Viz. Gray Davis). Our glorious elected officials should be doing other, more important things. It's not like the state doesn't have bigger problems.
b) Fighting a recall will cost money, time, and effort. It's a PITA for the political critters.


Googling, I see somebody has already set up a web site. I don't think this particular site means squat but it's a start. Expect more to pop up.

http://www.change.org/petitions/recall-leland-yee-remove-leland-yee-from-the-california-state-senate

What's needed for recall --

State Senators, members of the Assembly, members of the Board of Equalization, judges of courts of appeal: 20% of the votes cast in the last election for the official being recalled
Circulation time: 160 days.

How many votes is that?

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Leland_Yee

[ZNiner]

This is a good place to start. I also think we need to track who votes for or supports Yee's legislation and hold them accountable too.

[taperxz]

What good does any of this do when the bill hasn't been drafted yet?

[VictorFranko]

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[Wernher von Browning]

What good does any of this do when the bill hasn't been drafted yet?

Just be ready.

Right now it's all hot air. That can change quickly. Be ready.

And... a viable recall campaign, getting underway, would be a shot across the bows and might get this idiocy pulled out of the system before it even begins to get traction.


And... I don't know how the recall process works regarding timing. Is it too late to get the signatures to have his recall on the November ballot? If a recall is a viable option, the window on that may be closing quickly.

Edit...

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/recall.pdf

[hoffmang]

Please hold your fire. Yee's bill may not be bad in its current form.

-Gene

[Aldemar]

Let's just call it a "Safety Button". After all, it really does prevent an accidental release saving the toes of the shooter as well as any children which may be near.

[b.faust]

Please hold your fire. Yee's bill may not be bad in its current form.

-Gene

Should we call and politely say we don't agree with this course of action?

(I already did about an hour ago. I was very polite btw and said as an SF resident I didn't agree with this bill, nor his perspective on it being a loophole, thanks for your time, have a nice day....the person on the other end just grunted, said "uh-huh" a few times and thanks, noted, goodbye)

[berto]

A recall effort isn't feasible, even if you had the bankroll to attempt it. Let's see how this all shakes out, the actual text and all that, before we start playing St. Jude.

I'll add that replacing Yee might yield a competent anti instead of a grandstanding buffoon.

[spareparts]

I going post this statement in every bullet button or Leland Yee thread I can for a while. If it gets buried in the posts I’ll do it again and again. I don’t care if I get banned for being annoying or violating some kind of rule. Too many of us were content with just sitting back and e-mailing or calling our state reps and we lost UOC. So please contribute to Calguns or another pro-2A organization.

I’m asking everyone who owns a CA legal self loading semi automatic rifle with a bullet button to contribute at least the price of one bullet button, approximately $25. If you can afford it, contribute for each rifle you own that has a bb on it. Even if Lee doesn’t get anything through committees and to the floor the money will go to fight other issues that are sure to come up.

Here’s a link to save you some time:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=108030

[bwiese]

Folks,
Let's calm down on this.

We're reacting to details we don't even know.

We also do not want to help build a better law, as some of the UOC people did when they weren't bright enough to realize they were helping leg aides design AB144.


Also, recall is laughable. Even if you would get him recalled, he'd still win the followup election
and would not cost him that much. Much different situation than the Dave Roberti recall almost
20 years ago - where it was closer situation and he had to spend all his $$ to win the primary
and then lose the general due to funding issues.

[Alan Block]

Don't make it about guns, make it about shark fin soup.

[CitaDeL]

Please hold your fire. Yee's bill may not be bad in its current form.

-Gene

God, I love it when Gene trolls us on this stuff. Makes me smile, 'cuz I know something is working behind the scenes.

[12voltguy]

and we lost UOChttp://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=108030

Folks,
Let's calm down on this.

We're reacting to details we don't even know.

We also do not want to help build a better law, as some of the UOC people did when they weren't bright enough to realize they were helping leg aides design AB144.
Also, recall is laughable. Even if you would get him recalled, he'd still win the followup election
and would not cost him that much. Much different situation than the Dave Roberti recall almost
20 years ago - where it was closer situation and he had to spend all his $$ to win the primary
and then lose the general due to funding issues.

[IPSICK]

God, I love it when Gene trolls us on this stuff. Makes me smile, 'cuz I know something is working behind the scenes.

This is what I'm starting to smell cooking as well.



However, there is a skeptic inside me that is a little worried.

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